Suspect arrested after man struck in the face with metal tool on Manhattan subway

LOWER MANHATTAN, Manhattan -- Police have arrested a suspect after a man was struck in the face with a metal tool while riding the subway in Lower Manhattan.

Geovannie Nieves, 35, is charged with felony assault with a weapon.

Police say the victim, 59-year-old Michael Vansluytman from the Bronx, got into a verbal dispute with Nieves aboard a southbound 2 train near the West Broadway and Chambers Street station just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday.